Michelle Minnikin
Good Girl Deprogramming @ Work
Workshop | Culture Intervention | Leadership Reimagined
You want confident women. Brave leaders. Honest conversations.
But your workplace still rewards perfectionism, over-functioning, and silence.
Good Girl Deprogramming @ Work is a transformational workshop that helps your people name the scripts, challenge the status quo, and lead with more voice, self-trust, and truth.
This isn’t a motivational workshop. It’s a workplace rebellion.
Rooted in psychology. Fuelled by self-leadership. Backed by real outcomes.
Workshop Overview
This 90-minute (or half-day/full-day) workshop unpacks the “invisible rules” we’ve been trained to follow, especially women, neurodivergent people, and anyone whose leadership has been shaped by performance over authenticity.
We explore:
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Why high-performing women are often stuck in people-pleasing, perfectionism and burnout
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How internalised “Good Girl” expectations are baked into workplace culture
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The parallel pressures of “Model Man“ conditioning (stoicism, control, emotional suppression) and how these limit healthy leadership, too
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What it takes to shift from performing leadership to embodying it, without guilt
Delivered with warmth, humour and challenge
Includes interactive exercises, reflection, and real-time shifts
Suitable for in-person or virtual delivery
What participants walk away with
By the end of this workshop, your people will:
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Name and challenge internalised workplace scripts (from “good girl” to “strong silent type”)
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Recognise where they’re overworking, over-apologising, or overcompensating
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Learn how to set clear, compassionate boundaries
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Gain tools to speak up with more clarity, confidence and care
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Feel seen, validated, and supported, by themselves and each other
This is leadership development with a feminist lens and a fire in its belly, and space for everyone to lead more truthfully.
Who is this for?
This workshop is a brilliant fit for:
• Women’s networks & employee resource groups
• High-potential women and future leaders
• Neurodivergent staff navigating people-pleasing or burnout
• Mixed-gender leadership teams exploring cultural patterns
• Anyone ready to lead without performing a role they never chose
Because let’s be honest:
You don’t fix burnout with yoga and water bottles.
You fix it by shifting the system, starting with the one inside us.
Format & Delivery
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Workshop length: 90 minutes · Half-day · Full-day options available
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Delivery: In-house or virtual (we’ve done both - brilliantly)
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Participants: Ideal for 6 - 40 people (larger by arrangement)
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Facilitator: Michelle Minnikin - Chartered Psychologist, coach, author of Good Girl Deprogramming, and joyful rebel mischief-maker
Next steps - let's make it happen
This workshop is already creating cultural shifts in workplaces that want better leadership, braver conversations, and more honest human connection.
Want to be next?
Contact us today to discuss how a Good Girl Deprogramming Workshop can be tailored to your organisation’s leadership needs.
Email Michelle Minnikin at michelle@workpirates.com
